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Misconceptions
An unexpected tragedy causes Laila to weave a web of heartbreak, betrayal, and deception, with three women, all of whom fall have fallen deeply in love with her. Laila's dilemma explores how, in the blink of an eye, jealousy and doubt can cause everything to spin completely out of control. Laila finds herself caught up in her thoughts, and making the tough decision to disconnect from Tori, the wife she thought she'd love forever, when Tori appears to be cheating. What happens next is more than she bargained for. She finds lust with a stripper and romance with a personal assistant. Will love be enough to keep Laila with any of her women, or will deception, heartbreak, and betrayal take their toll?
- GenresLGBT
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 13, 2013
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January 12, 2016
Drama. The kind of drama I hate. Drama wrought from jealousy and suspicion. I can't tell you how often I thought about putting this book down and moving on to another more interesting book. But I was curious to see why the secondary character acted so pitifully ambivalent.
But knowing why brought even more questions. Why, if all that bad stuff happened, could she go to therapy and group sessions and still not tell her partner? Why was she so mean?
This book also had one or more African American lesbians in it. What I found sad was that I just didn't feel those characteristics were brought up until about halfway through the book. It wasn't a bad thing. It was just that I assumed we had two characters who were thin, white, and beautiful as most authors think we want to read about. But I, for one, would love to read of ordinary people. People of different colors, different ages. Heck, I spent most of my 66 years reading about the adventures of men. Now that I am reading of diverse women I'd like that pointed out right up front. Kudos for diversity!
But this was a story of what happens when people don't communicate and let their suspicions and bad emotions lead their lives. I don't like to be around those kinds of people. I don't need that kind of drama.
Oh, and another bad thing: cliffhanger. Grrrr! For the jealousy and the cliffhanger I should rate this one star. But for the attempt at diversity and the honest idea that a person can love more than one person at a time (mothers love more than one child!) and for different reasons. But one doesn't need to be dishonest in it. Communication was what the characters needed to do and to listen to each other.
I can't decide if I am interested in the next book as I can see more of the emotions reflected in that bonus chapter, just a different character.
But knowing why brought even more questions. Why, if all that bad stuff happened, could she go to therapy and group sessions and still not tell her partner? Why was she so mean?
This book also had one or more African American lesbians in it. What I found sad was that I just didn't feel those characteristics were brought up until about halfway through the book. It wasn't a bad thing. It was just that I assumed we had two characters who were thin, white, and beautiful as most authors think we want to read about. But I, for one, would love to read of ordinary people. People of different colors, different ages. Heck, I spent most of my 66 years reading about the adventures of men. Now that I am reading of diverse women I'd like that pointed out right up front. Kudos for diversity!
But this was a story of what happens when people don't communicate and let their suspicions and bad emotions lead their lives. I don't like to be around those kinds of people. I don't need that kind of drama.
Oh, and another bad thing: cliffhanger. Grrrr! For the jealousy and the cliffhanger I should rate this one star. But for the attempt at diversity and the honest idea that a person can love more than one person at a time (mothers love more than one child!) and for different reasons. But one doesn't need to be dishonest in it. Communication was what the characters needed to do and to listen to each other.
I can't decide if I am interested in the next book as I can see more of the emotions reflected in that bonus chapter, just a different character.
February 11, 2020
Good Read
Reading this book was like doing a 5000 Piece puzzle. You get excited when you've made the outline, and things move slowly from there. This book started off great and was suspenseful but it's started to drag and I felt as though it became repetitive during the middle of the book. It didn't pick back up for me until chapter 17. But once it did, I loved the flow and the roller coaster ride the author takes you on. I have added book two to my reading listing.
P.S. This would make a good webseries.
Reading this book was like doing a 5000 Piece puzzle. You get excited when you've made the outline, and things move slowly from there. This book started off great and was suspenseful but it's started to drag and I felt as though it became repetitive during the middle of the book. It didn't pick back up for me until chapter 17. But once it did, I loved the flow and the roller coaster ride the author takes you on. I have added book two to my reading listing.
P.S. This would make a good webseries.
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September 23, 2015Didn't connect well with the story. I actually put it down and read another book before finishing this one. It is book one of a series, don't think I'll bother with book 2. Although I may connect better with the other characters who will be featured in book 2.
September 21, 2015
I didn't like Laila, at all. She treated the other women in her life like crap. And don't get me started on Tori. Yes she went through a horrible thing but for crying out loud, talk to your partner!
October 30, 2015
Enjoyable!
Very human and believable characters. I want to read the other books.
One of the things I enjoyed m most about this book was that I have lived in the DC area for years, so that made it more real for me.
Very human and believable characters. I want to read the other books.
One of the things I enjoyed m most about this book was that I have lived in the DC area for years, so that made it more real for me.
January 22, 2016
Fours Stars
The book was good the title was real. Complicated lalia life was so very messy and she kept getting in deeper if she would have just stop five minutes . And listen ! Can't wait for part two
The book was good the title was real. Complicated lalia life was so very messy and she kept getting in deeper if she would have just stop five minutes . And listen ! Can't wait for part two
December 23, 2016
Easy read
This was a short, easy read. Well written. Strong characters. Needed more details on the main character. Recommend to first timers.
This was a short, easy read. Well written. Strong characters. Needed more details on the main character. Recommend to first timers.
April 23, 2017
Misconceptions — Erika Land (28 chapters) April 15-16, 2017
When I first bought this book, I was really looking forward to reading it. The blurb sounded very interesting. Perhaps I should’ve read it at that time.
This was a hard story to rate because there were a few things I didn’t like about it and a few things I did like.
Let’s start with the good, shall we: I liked the overall concept of this story; it was a unique lesbian story, with a lot of assumptions (which made an a** out of the one doing them.)
However, the execution of the story had a lot to be desired. First, I’m not a fan of generally passive writing. And this story had a lot of that: the telling and not doing. Second, the story went on too long. I really got tired of the back and forth that Tori had with Laila. I mean, I really felt sorry for Laila for a lot of this story. Even after finding out what was going on with Tori, I still felt this way. With the introduction of the other characters, I found myself feeling sorry for them, .
Still, I couldn’t help thinking that this story could have been condensed. Honestly, I found myself “checking out” of this story about half way through. I did read it all, but it was mostly skimming. The ending left a lot to be desired. (This seems to be a serial, and Goodreads lists the next one, plus a very short excerpt is at the back of this book. However, Amazon does not show this book or any others from this series.)
Also, there were a few grammatical errors (once the author wrote Laila instead of Tori and had to read the sentence several times before I figured out what she meant.)
Overall, I liked the story despite the issues I had with it. I read it mostly in one day.
I’m giving it three stars, but I’m being generous, because I really liked the story, but the execution left a lot to be desired.
When I first bought this book, I was really looking forward to reading it. The blurb sounded very interesting. Perhaps I should’ve read it at that time.
This was a hard story to rate because there were a few things I didn’t like about it and a few things I did like.
Let’s start with the good, shall we: I liked the overall concept of this story; it was a unique lesbian story, with a lot of assumptions (which made an a** out of the one doing them.)
However, the execution of the story had a lot to be desired. First, I’m not a fan of generally passive writing. And this story had a lot of that: the telling and not doing. Second, the story went on too long. I really got tired of the back and forth that Tori had with Laila. I mean, I really felt sorry for Laila for a lot of this story. Even after finding out what was going on with Tori, I still felt this way. With the introduction of the other characters, I found myself feeling sorry for them, .
Still, I couldn’t help thinking that this story could have been condensed. Honestly, I found myself “checking out” of this story about half way through. I did read it all, but it was mostly skimming. The ending left a lot to be desired. (This seems to be a serial, and Goodreads lists the next one, plus a very short excerpt is at the back of this book. However, Amazon does not show this book or any others from this series.)
Also, there were a few grammatical errors (once the author wrote Laila instead of Tori and had to read the sentence several times before I figured out what she meant.)
Overall, I liked the story despite the issues I had with it. I read it mostly in one day.
I’m giving it three stars, but I’m being generous, because I really liked the story, but the execution left a lot to be desired.
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